The Ear

Whenever you walk to your class in Pupin Hall, you’re strolling on top of nuclear history. Yet unlike the other institution famously involved in the Manhattan Project, the University of Chicago, Columbia has made little effort to commemorate its role in the creation of nuclear power, even destroying the main artifact of atomic research from the 1940s. In this week’s episode of The Ear, reporter Arminda Downey Mavromatis endeavors to understand Columbia’s erasure of its nuclear past. Music Credits: A List of Ways to Die - Lee Rosevere; Expectations - Lee Rosevere; Small Steps - Lee Rosevere; March - Podington Bear; Steps - Podington Bear; Across the River - Podington Bear; The Cyclotronist’s Nightmare - Arthur Roberts, physicssongs.org; The End is Near - Gunnar Olsen.

In this week’s episode of The Ear, reporter Jesse Chase-Lubitz travels back to the beginning of Columbia’s history—the alma mater of our alma mater: King’s College. Is King’s College a part of Columbia’s history or just a distant ancestor that we have incorporated in our narrative? Music Credits: Revolutionary War Music - Simon Broucke; No Cheating - Thomas VanOosting; Sailor’s Lament - Jashon Shaw; Iron Horse - Kevin MacLeod; Curious Process - Podington Bear; In My Head - Podington Bear; Pulsars - Podington Bear; Angry Mob - Benjamin Harvey Design; Paddle Boat on Water - SpliceSound, FreeSound.org.

If you’ve ever wondered why Columbia’s sundial can’t tell time, then you’re in the right place. Reporter Kara Schechtman traces the story of the campus landmark, uncovering its hidden history. MUSIC CREDITS: Theme Song - Coleman Hughes; Prism Tone - Podington Bear, Free Music Archive; Columbia Revolt, Parts I and II: Newsreel, Archive.org; Curious Process - Podington Bear, Free Music Archive; The Python King - Thomas VanOosting; Scheming - Setuniman, FreeSound.org; Patience - Setuniman, FreeSound.org; Pulsars - Podington Bear, Free Music Archive